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#### Overview On July 9, 2024, Microsoft disclosed a critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-38025, which affects the Performance Data Helper Library in Windows. This remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability poses significant risks, allowing attackers to potentially execute arbitrary...

--- The upcoming Windows 11 version 24H2 is generating excitement within the tech community, particularly with the potential introduction of a novel update feature known as 'hot-patching'. This capability suggests that certain cumulative updates for Windows 11 may be installed without...

In a surprising turn of events, Microsoft recently outlined details regarding the hotpatching feature for Windows 11's forthcoming 24H2 update, only to subsequently remove the document from its official site. This feature has been in the works for some time and is aimed at revolutionizing the...

Microsoft has continued to roll out updates for Windows 11, with the recent release of build 26100.1586 (KB504186) targeted at users in the Windows Insider Program’s Release Preview channel. While it might not introduce significant changes, this build is part of the ongoing evolution of Windows...

Experiencing a slow login on Windows 11 or 10 can be an incredibly frustrating situation for users. Several factors may contribute to this issue, such as system updates, corrupted user files, and excessive startup programs. Below, we will explore the common causes of slow login times and offer...

Overview: In a recent development on June 20, 2024, Microsoft released an out-of-band update labeled KB5041054 (OS Build 20348.2529) to tackle an issue impacting the BCryptSignHash API. This issue pertains to the API returning "STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER" specifically when using NULL padding...

Microsoft has announced the release of Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.1255 and Build 22623.1255 (KB5022918) to the Beta Channel. These builds come with notable differences in feature availability, making it essential for Windows enthusiasts to stay informed on what’s new and what fixes...

How can I uninstall an existing .NET v4.8? Does uninstalling .NET v4.8 automatically install the previous version .NET v4.7 or .NET v4.5 or does it uninstall ALL v4.* versions? Is there a way to just disable but not completely uninstall all .NET v4.* versions? .NET v3.* should be the last...

Today the shield that I think is the sign of a windows update appeared on my taskbar. When I right clicked on it, it said Dell was asking permission. When I click on it, the window saying do you want this app to make changes to your computer. I don't know what the changes are so I said no. It...

UPDATE May 22nd 2019: Microsoft has now made the Windows 10 May 2019 Update available via their media creation tool with which you can create your own iso/USB install media. Link Removed Starting next week via release preview the Windows 10 May update will start to roll out. Windows 10 May...

Original release date: December 03, 2018 Summary The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are issuing this activity alert to inform computer network defenders about SamSam...

Hello all, For some time now, my scroll bar had changed and became too thin. So all I could get from the web to solve this problem was to check all the drivers in windows 10. I pulled up device manager and I was about 10 to 15% from the top of the list when I came to: "Human...

Today, we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to turn on automatic updates. More information about this month’s security updates can be found on the Link Removed. MSRC team Continue reading...

Hey everyone, I am at my wits end. I have a Win 10 64 pro machine that if I run the machine for a while, and then go to install a program and try to delete the folder in Program Files so I can get a fresh install, the OS tells me that I don't have permission. However, if I reboot the machine...

Windows Updates - I only have 11 'important' updates to download. I believe there are also 5 'critical' updates. I don't understand why I don't have them. I also have KB3159398 included in the update list. But the security bulletin says this is for Windows 7 Could anyone offer some advice re...

Hello, I have a pc I had rarely used with Windows 8, which I just updated to 8.1 When I checked for updates, I have 175 updates that I needed to download and install. Couple questions... 1) do I need to dl and install all updates? (Some are updates that have the year 2012 on it). Can I pick and...

Just a heads up, when i got done with my last windows 10 session my system hung during restart. I personally had a bug like this before so I just restarted manually as windows gave me no prompt that the system was updating. But it was and when resuming windows I got the updating prompt and...

For those of you who have SSDs, limited space, or just want to keep your user data on another drive or partition, I wanted to share the results of some experimentation as a followup to my own question on this subject. I know that there is another method of relocating the User Profiles to...

While Windows 10 has yet to officially launch, Microsoft is already working on a big update for the operating system called "Redstone" that will arrive in 2016, according to ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley. Windows 10, scheduled to arrive this summer , will still see regular system updates throughout the...

only bsod when gaming at 4k on new titles (bf4 crysis 3) and even old titles (mass effect 3) running 780ti sli water cooled. i5 4690k, nothing is overclocked I did just swap my old mobo for a new one and didnt do a clean install of windows. (clean install is what is coming next) i will include...